Middletown man pleads guilty in armed robbery

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Nov 10, 2012 at 2:00 AM

Heather Yakin

GOSHEN — Milton Santiago, 20, of Middletown, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Orange County Court to first-degree robbery, a felony.Santiago admitted in court to using a pistol to rob another man of cash and a phone on July 29 in the City of Middletown. At the time, Santiago was awaiting sentencing in a gun possession case in which he'd pleaded guilty in June.In exchange for his plea in the robbery case, prosecutors will recommend a 10-year sentence; Judge Jeffrey Berry said he'll limit the sentence to eight years, and run in concurrent with the gun case. Santiago will be sentenced Dec. 5.